California Welfare and Institutions Code 14005.24 – The department shall instruct counties, by means of an all county …
The department shall instruct counties, by means of an all county letter or similar instruction, as to the process that is to be used to ensure that each child, physical custody of whom has been voluntarily surrendered pursuant to § 1255.7 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be determined eligible for benefits under this chapter for, at a minimum, a period of time commencing on the date physical custody is surrendered and ending on the earliest of the following dates:
(a) The last day of the month following the month in which the child was voluntarily surrendered under § 1255.7 of the Health and Safety Code.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 14005.24
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
- department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
(b) The date the child is reclaimed under § 1255.7 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) The date the child ceases to reside in California.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 625, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.)